Window awning



y 1930. R. BOLLHEIMER 1,771,554

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By v V (Ittorneg Patented July 29, 1930 1 [UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICERHINEHARD BOLLHEIIIER, F FOB/I. LORAMIE, OHIO WINDOW AWNING- Applicationfiled May 10, 1929. Serial No. 362,063.

The invention primarily has for its ob- Like reference numeralsdesignate correject to provide a novel awning structure comspondingparts throughout the several figures posed of metal sections connectedtelescopiof the drawings. cally to enable movement to and from extend-In the drawings I have disclosed the in- .5 ed and collapsed positions.vention mounted on a window casing. While The. invention further residesin certain the invention is adapted for mounting with novel details ofconstruction which impart ease and facility in this manner, it is notstrength and rigidity to the awning sections limited in use to thisprecise mounting and and provide stops for the sections in either othermodes of hanging may be employed 10 extended or collapsed positions.without transcending the scope of the inven- The invention furtherresides in the protion as pointed out in the appended claims. vision ofnovel means to facilitate relative The window casing shown is ofconvenmovement of the sections and for guarding tional form and includesthe usual ceiling against creaking and scraping noises during beam 1,the s1de walls 2 and the usual part- 1 such movement. ing strips 3 andface molding 4.

The invention further resides in the pro- In order to provide aconvenient hanging vision of novel means to mount the awning mount forthe awning, I provide a mounting upon a suitable support. flange 5 whichmay be secured as at 6 to the 'With these and other objects in viewwhich under face of the ceiling beam 1 and which 20 will more fullyappear, the nature of the in includes a depending hook flange 7 thefuncvention will be more clearly understood by tion of Which will becomeevident as the defollowing the description, the appended scriptionprogresses. claims, and the. several views illustrated in The awningproper is composed of a pluthe accompanying drawings. rality of rigidmetal sections which are nest- 25 In the drawings: ed or telescopicallyarranged to swing in Figure 1 is a vertical cross section illusarcsabout a pivot and preferably secured to trating the invention mounted ina window the side walls 2 of the window casing. Each easing, theextended condition of the awning segment or section comprises a mainbody being shown, segment 8 arcuate in cross section and op- 30 Figure 2is a view similar to Figure 1, posed triangular side walls9 each havingits so the collapsed condition of the awning being long straight edgesconverging to form an shown, acute angle terminating in a pivot eye 10.

Figure 3 is a vertical cross section of the The rear edge of each sidewall 9 is bent window casing, the awning being shown in inwardly to forman angled reinforcing 35 side elevation in the collapsed condition,flange 11 and the front edge of each wall may Figure 4 is a face view ofthe parts shown be bent inwardly as at 12 to form a groove in Figure 3,one side of the awning being for receiving a rattle and creaking noiseshown in section, eliminating gasket 13 and then outwardly- Figure 5 isa detail horizontal section il upon the lateral face of the side wall inthe 40 lustrating the pivotal mounting at one side form of a scroll 14.The scrolls 14: not only of the awning, serve to reinforce and renderrigid the side Figure 6 is a detail sectional perspective edges, butalso are so positioned as to conview of a side portion of one awningsegment stitute abutting stops as shown in. Figures or section, a Y 3and 4. 45 Figure 7 is a developed horizontal section The rear flanges-11may be split and bent 7 taken on the line 7-7 on Figure 1, to formbearings 15 for antifriction rollers Figure 8 is a detail section takenon the 16 which will engage the inner faces of the line 8-8 on Figure 1,and. walls 9 and coact with the gaskets 13 in fa- Figure 9 is an edgeview of the parts shown cilitatingltelescopic movement and overcom- 5 inFigure 8. ing crea ng and scraping noises. The gaskets 13 and therollers 16 may be used collectively or individually as desired. Figures1 and 2 show the roller equipment alone, and Figure 6 shows a segmentprovided with both equipments.

The smallest or innermost section or segment has its advance or frontedge bent inwardl to form an angled flange 17, and like al of theremaining segments, except the largest one which is secured to thewindow casing, has its rear ed e bent toform a V-shaped stop 18 and ariding face 19'which terminates in a scroll 20. Obviously the flange 17and the parts 18 and 20 serve to reinforce and impart rigidity to thesegment main body.

The rear edge of the said largest body is bent to form an upwardlyextended hook flange 21 adapted to hook over and be supported by themounting hook flange 7. See Figures 2, 3 and 4. The flange 7 has itshook portion directed inwardly toward the window and thus effectivelyprevents rain from heating in over the upper edge of the awningstructure.

All of the mounting eyes 10 at the respective sides of the awning aresecured to the respective window casing side wall by pivot screws 22,suitable spacers 23 being interposed to assure free pivoting and preventrattling. See Figures 4 and 5.

All of the segments, except the smallest one hereinbefore referred to,have their front or advance edges bent back upon themeslves as at 24 forthe purpose of reinforcement and also to provide V-stops 25 for engagingwith the other stops 18 of the associated segments as shown in- Figure 1of the drawings to limit outward movement of the said segments.

Adjacent each end, a cord 26 may be secured at 27 to the flange 17 andthen passed over a pulley 28 mounted upon any suitable fixed support. Anexample of such mounting isshown in Figure 1 of the drawing in which thepulley is secured to the outside 'face of one of the window casingparting strips. Thus b exerting a pull on the free ends of the cor s,the awning'may be raised from the extended position shown in Figure l ofthe drawing to the collapsed or raised position shown in Figures 2 and3.

As disclosed, the awnin is provided with what might be termed a t recpoint mounting; i. e., along the full length of its upper edge on theremovable hook mounting 7, 21, and at each side on the respective pivotscrew 22. By removing the screws 22 and lifting the hook 21 out of thehook 7, the awning assembly may beremoved from the window casing. Theremoval of the screws 22 also permits separation of the individualsegments.

In the foregoing description, I have disclosed a strong rigid and yetcollapsible awning structure capable of being mounted and dismounted,assembled and disassembled quickly and with ease and in which the partsare so constructed and arranged that they may be moved relativelywithout undesirable noise. The structure also provides against rainbeatin in over the awning top edge or between the awning sections.

It will be obvious that while I have disclosed certain specific segmentstructures and means to mount them, various changes or modifications maybe made without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

It is of course to be understood that the details of structure andarrangements of parts may be variously changed and modified withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of my invention.

I claim:

1. An awning composed of nested telescopic rigid metal segments eachcomprising a top body arcuate in cross section and substantiallytriangular side walls, and antinoise gaskets between the said segments.

2. An awning composed of nested telescopic rigid metal segments eachcomprising a top body arcuate in cross section and substantiallytriangular side walls, anti-friction means between the said segments,and antinoise gaskets between the said segments.

3. An awning composed of nested telescopic ri id metal segments eachcomprising a top body arcuate in cross section and substantiallytriangular side walls, and means to reinforce the front edges of theside Walls of the segments and constituting stops to limit relativemovement of the segments in a direction for collapsing the awning.

4. An awning composed of nested telescopic rigid metal segments eachcomprising a top body arcuate in cross section and substantiallytriangular side walls, front and rear edge reinforcing means forreinforcing the arcuate top bodies, and front and rear edge reinforcingmeans for reinforcing the side walls, said top body reinforcing meansproviding stops to limit relative movement of the segments in theopening direction.

5. An awning composed of nested telescopic rigid metal segments eachcomprising a top body arcuate in cross section and substantiallytriangular side walls, frontand rear edge reinforcing means forreinforcing the arcuate top bodies, and front and rear edge reinforcingmeans for reinforcing the side walls, said top body reinforcing meansproviding stops to limit relative movement of the segments in theopening direction, and said side wall front edge reinforcing meansproviding stops to limit collapsing movement of the segments.

6. An awning composed of nested tele rear edge reinforcing means forreinforcing the arcuate top bodles, and front and rear edge reinforcingmeans for reinforcing the side walls, said top body reinforcing meansproviding stops to limit relative movement of the segments in theopening direction, and anti-noise gaskets carried by said side wallfront edge reinforcing means.

7 .-An awning composed of nested telescopic rigid metal segments eachcomprising a top body arcuate in cross section and substantiallytriangular side Walls, front and rear edge reinforcing means forreinforcing the arcuate top bodies, and front and rear edge reinforcingmeans for reinforcing the side walls, said top body reinforcing meansproviding stops to limit relative movement of the segments in theopening direction, and

anti-friction rollers carried by the side wall rear edge reinforcingmeans.

8. An awning composed of nested telescopic rigid metal segments eachcomprising a top body arcuate in cross section and substantiallytriangular side walls, front and rear edge reinforcing means forreinforcing the arcuate top bodies, and front and rear edge reinforcingmeans for reinforcing the side walls, said top body reinforcing meansproviding stops to limit relative movement of the segments in theopening direction, antinoise gaskets carried by said side wall frontedge reinforcing means, and anti-friction rollers carried by the sidewall rear edge reinforcing means.-

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

RHINEHARD BOLLHEIMEB.

